The unexpected consequence of bleeding on a Tuesday
(2025)
By:
Toney, Kelsey B.
Fiction
Book
Call Numbers:
TEEN/FICTION/TONEY,K
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PUBLISHED
New York : Random House, 2025
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION
293 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780593811511, 0593811518 :, 0593811518, 9780593811528, 0593811526, 9780593811511
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Seventeen-year-old Delia's frustrating journey to find a diagnosis for her excruciating menstrual pain leads to a fateful decision to self-medicate with marijuana, putting her future in jeopardy
Ages 12 and up
High school senior Delia Bridges has a bright future--until her debilitating, undiagnosed endometriosis and a desperate attempt to manage the pain with marijuana lead to her expulsion. With her dreams of becoming a compassionate doctor at risk, Delia must confront the limits of a system that ignores her suffering and redefine her identity beyond her illness
Grades 10-12
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